Fire crews, who already had their hands full with the Crescent Mountain Fire that’s burned 26 1/2 square miles in the upper Twisp River drainage, were challenged by powerful weather on Saturday (Aug. 11). The day began with an early-morning lightning storm that ignited 17 new …
Gilbert Fire
Ahead of the fire
Judy and Jim Harvey watched gratefully as a crew of Nomex-clad firefighters assembled a large plastic water tank next to their hilltop home on Elbow Canyon Road near Twisp last Saturday morning (Aug. 11). The portable tank holds 1,000 gallons of water to feed a …
Crews focus on accessible areas along Twisp River to control 6,000 acre Gilbert Fire
Steep terrain limits options By Marcy Stamper The Gilbert Fire continued to grow on Thursday, although it was a “fairly benign day,” said Shelby Erickson, the division supervisor for the 16-person Type 3 Incident Management Team from Arizona handling the fire. Erickson was one of a dozen fire managers, elected officials and emergency managers who […]
Gilbert Fire update 8/2/2018
The Gilbert/Crescent Fire grew from 250 acres to approximately 4,500 between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning (Aug. 2). A public meeting regarding the Gilbert Fire will be held at the Methow Valley Community Center tonight (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m. …
Crescent and Gilbert fires expected to merge
**Updated at 6:15 p.m., 8/1/2018: The road closure due to the Gilbert and Crescent Fires has been moved back to the Buttermilk intersection (click link to view a map of the area). Campers and hikers at locations past the intersection are being asked to leave the area. The Buttermilk access to Black Pine Lake and […]
